The Center

The CSUSM Veterans Center is located adjacent to Markstein Hall. The current Veterans
Center replaced a smaller facility which opened in Craven Hall in 2008 (it is the
second vet center in the CSU).

Featuring an office, student work area, kitchen, lounge and event space, the Center
is a place where military-affiliated students can receive support in achieving their
academic and career goals with services tailored to their unique needs.

Founding Partner

CSUSM's new Veterans Center was built and designed by 60 Stevens Institute of Technology
students as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon, a biannual
competition in which university teams from around the globe compete to design energy-efficient
solar homes. The Stevens team took fourth place with their home, named Ecohabit, competing
against 18 other universities from the Czech Republic, Canada, Austria and the United
States.

Stevens has donated their houses to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. This
time, they wanted to donate it for use by a veteran. CSUSM was recommended to them
and at our suggestion, it was decided to make it a Veterans Center to serve all veterans
on campus (rather than a student house for one Veteran to live in)